The Alliance

Protecting consumers by building strong food safety cultures

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Vision and Mission of the Alliance

Conveying compelling personal stories about the impact of foodborne illness becomes a norm across the food industry to motivate people at all levels to do the right thing every day to make food safe.

An Introduction to The Alliance

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An introduction to the Alliance: who we are and what we do

Building connections between organizations in the food industry and STOP constituents

Creating free resources for organizations working to improve their food safety culture

What makes the Alliance possible?

The Alliance is made possible by the increasingly recognized need for
more cooperative approaches to food safety and the importance
of strong, mature food safety cultures.

Collaborative Action

The Alliance provides a framework for our food system to shift from disconnected to collaborative action. This principle is grounded in the common goals of many industry food safety leaders and consumer advocates to prevent illness through best practices, continuous improvement, and strong, positive corporate food safety cultures.

Alliance member companies

These companies commit  time, thought leadership, and financial resources to support our initiatives.

Alliance Actions & Accomplishments
From Ideas to Reality

DEVELOPING AN INNOVATIVE
FOOD SAFETY CULTURE TOOLKIT

for small- and medium-sized companies to foster their intentional food safety journey.
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COLLABORATING ON A PLAN
FOR ConsuMER-FOCUSED
RECALL MODERNIZATION

including the publication of a whitepaper and exploring research opportunities related to recall effectiveness.
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CO-HOSTING A QUARTERLY
FOOD SAFETY CULTURE WEBINAR SERIES

in collaboration with the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA).
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MENTORING THE DAVE THENO
FOOD SAFETY FELLOW

by engaging them in Alliance activities. The Alliance has been honored to provide this opportunity since 2018.
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SINCE 1993, STOP HAS SUPPORTED

AND REPRESENTED THE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS
OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILIES

Constituents working with the Alliance

Alliance Planning Committee

Scott & Richelle Shields

Constituents and parents of foodborne illness survivor

Charlene Brown

Constituent and parent of foodborne illness survivor

Kerry Bridges

Vice President of Food Safety, Chipotle Mexican Grill

Roberta Wagner

Vice President of Regulatory & Technical Affairs, Consumer Brands Association

Megan Kenjora

Senior Manager, Food Safety Culture, The Hershey Company

Craig Wilson

Board Member and Vice President, Quality Assurance & Food Safety, Costco Wholesale

Gillian Kelleher

Chief Executive Officer, Kelleher Consultants LLC

Spir Marinakis

Vice President of Food Safety & Quality Assurance, Maple Leaf Foods

Mitzi D. Baum

Chief Executive Officer, Stop Foodborne Illness

Vanessa Coffman, PhD

Director, Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness